Steam heater



E. KIRIAK STEAM HEATER June 22 1926.

Filed April 13. 1923 Glimmer Patented June 22, 1926.

: eArE -T i oF -rc Y nanny KIRIAK, or WINDSOR, onmnxo; oAntAnA.

STEAM HEATER.

Application filed Apri'l18, 1923. serial nmcsisra' This invention relates to anzoil burning heater for. generating steam: for houses. or other dwellings andtit'has for an object to provide-a novel and ,eflicientsteain generati in heater of a sim ale-and1 com act form suchas may be readily used. in small buildings, a .fu-rtherobject relating to the pro-- vision" of a novel arrangement of parts whereby :only a portion of the. heater may be" utilized when desired.v

For further comprehension ofthe invention, and of the objects. and; advantages thereon-reference will be had to'the follow-;

" inge description and accompanying; draw-. rugs, and to the appended cla1ms-1n-wh1ch the vaniousnovel features of the invention are morepa rticularly set forth. i

Fig; 1 30f the drawingsis a side. elevation of mywimproved heater. j i

Fig. 2 is a tra-Iisverse=-vertical sectional view. on the line. 2-2 ofrF'i-g. 1. i i

F'g. .3 'sia idetail :view'..of-.thermeans. for

adjusting the connecting valves between.

thBitWQ. sections .of the 'boiler and operating the alined wick sections either togetherwor;

separately Fig. 4 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

As here embodied my improved heater comprises a hollow stand 10 in which is supported a kerosene burner comprising a tank 11 having a flue 12 extending up the centre thereof, and which is provided with a number of upstanding wick guides 13 of usual form. As here shown there are two pairs of these guides, one pair on each side of the opening or flue 12, with the respective guides of each pair alined with one another. The wicks in the guides are indicated at 15, and are adjusted by the usual star wheels such as 16, Fig. 3, which are mounted on elements to be presently described in detail.

Upon the stand 10 sits the boiler which consists of a base from which a number chimney'opening. Afsoreen housing 28 may be placed over the tubes 21. The stand 10 may have a door. 29 in one end through: which the-burner may be removed! This flue 27 divides the base 20 into two. sections, partitions 30 being extended transversely from the sides of the flue to the sides of the boiler In one ofthese-partitions. a valve casing. 31 isformed andgis adaptedv to receive an ordinary plug valve 32 control ling opposite ports"33.in the casing. The twoxtu-bes-21 on opposite. sides of the. flue are connected at their upper ends by a pipe 35 in: which is ,an ordinary-valve, indicated generally at 36, so that: byrclosing the valves 32 andv 36 the boiler may be: separated into two sections, these valves being: operated by shifting the operating members for the starwheel 16." 7

Referring now to" these operating members, the starwheel's-:foriadjustingoneof the wicks-1 of each pair are:fi xed on: a rod .40, whilethe i. starwheels. for the other wick I are fixed on a1sleeve 4L throughiwhich I extends a rod 42 the rodhaving aifeather connectionwith the sleeve as indicated at; .43. The ad-: j acent ends of thislatter rod and the rod are formed respectively with squared plug and socket members 44 and 45 which may be brought into or out of engagement by moving' the rod 42 longitudinally. The sleeve 42 extends at one end out through the side of the stand 10 and has a knurled head 46 thereon for adjusting purposes, while the rod 42 extends outward through the end of the sleeve and has a head 47 thereon for adjustment.

Upon the inner end of this rod 42 are fixed, in close adjacence to one another, the flange members 50 between which extends one end of a rock arm 51 pivoted between its ends as at 52 on the stand and having a gear segment 53 on its other end meshing with a pinion 54 on the stem of valve 32. The stem of valve 32 has also fixed thereto a sprocket wheel 55 over which is looped a chain 56 looped also over a sprocket wheel 57 on the stem of valve 35. As will be understood, the adjusting means for only one pair of wicks will need to have this valve connection, both being otherwise the same. A screen 60 may be placed over the wicks 15.

In case it may be desired to use only one half of the heater, each rod 42 is pulled outwardly to disengage its end 44 from the socket 45 on the rod 40, this movement acting to automatically close the valves 32 and 35 and divide the heater into two sections. Likewise when it is desired to use the whole heater each rod 42 is pushed inward to engage with the rod thereby permitting of adjusting both wicks in unison and bringing the said valves to open position.

lVhile I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of my invention it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to protect by Let ters Patent of the United States is as follows:

1. In a heater, a burner divided into two sections, a boiler divided into two sections, conduits leading from one section of the boiler to the other, regulating means for the burner sections, a member adapted for movement to bring the regulating means for the respective burner sections into or out of operative relation to one another, valve elements controlling the said conduits, and means whereby movement of said member operates the said valve elements.

2. In a heater, a burner divided into two sections, a boiler divided into two sections, conduits leading from one section of the boiler to the other, regulating means for the burner sections, a longitudinally movable rod adapted by longitudinal movement to bring the regulating means of the respective burner sections into or out of ope 'ative relation to one another, valves controlling the said conduits, a rock-arm engaged by the said rod to be rocked by longitudinal. movement of the latter, a gear segment fixed to said rock arm co-axially therewith, and means effecting an operative connection between the said gear segment and the said valves whereby the latter are operated by longitudinal movement of the said rod.

3. In a heater, a burner divided into two sections, a boiler divided into two sections, conduits leading from one section of the boiler to the other, a pair of alined rotary shafts for regulating the respective sections of the burner, one of said shafts being hollow, a rod extending through the hollow shaft and having a feather connection therewith, co-operating elements on the adjacent ends of said rod and the other shaft whereby rotative movement may be imparted from said rod to said other shaft, said co-operating elements being adapted to be moved into and out of engagement with each other by longitudinal movement of said rod, valves controlling the said conduits, and a rock arm adapted to be moved by said rod when the latter is moved longitudinally to open or close the said valves and means effecting an operative connection between the said rockarm and the said valves.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

E. KIRIAK. 

